KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Independence police have called off the search of a wooded area, where they were looking for a man who allegedly shot at a woman and stole a vehicle Wednesday morning.
Officers responded to the 15300 block of East 42nd Terrace South on reports of a shots-fired incident, according to Independence Police Publie Information Officer Jack Taylor.
Taylor said the woman who was shot at wasn't injured, but officers subsequently learned that a nearby home that had been burglarized and had a vehicle stolen.
Police suspect the same man committed both crimes.
About 30 minutes later, police were called to the 4900 block of Arrowhead Drive, which is a little more than three miles east along U.S. 40, on reports of a bloody man who entered a business asking for water.
Police believe it was the same man was connected to the shots-fired and burglary incidents, especially after finding the stolen vehicle in the same vicinity.
Officers started searching for him in a wooded area south of U.S. 40 and east of Little Blue Parkway but called off the search ended around 3:15 p.m.
Taylor said police weren't able to locate the man, but investigators believe he is armed and dangerous.
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